USN-1759-1: Puppet vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.10
• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 11.10

Packages

• puppet - Centralized configuration management

Details

It was discovered that Puppet agents incorrectly handled certain kick
connections in a non-default configuration. An attacker on an authenticated
client could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2013-1653)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain catalog requests.
An attacker on an authenticated client could use this issue to possibly
execute arbitrary code on the master. (CVE-2013-1640)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain client requests.
An attacker on an authenticated client could use this issue to possibly
perform unauthorized actions. (CVE-2013-1652)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain SSL connections.
An attacker could use this issue to possibly downgrade connections to
SSLv2. (CVE-2013-1654)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled serialized attributes.
An attacker on an authenticated client could use this issue to possibly
cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary. (CVE-2013-1655)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled submitted reports.
An attacker on an authenticated node could use this issue to possibly
submit a report for any other node. (CVE-2013-2275)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10

• puppet-common - 2.7.18-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.04

• puppet-common - 2.7.11-1ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 11.10

• puppet-common - 2.7.1-1ubuntu3.8

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2013-1640
• CVE-2013-1652
• CVE-2013-1653
• CVE-2013-1654
• CVE-2013-1655
• CVE-2013-2275